backstairs

/ˌˈbækˌstɛərz/

Definitions of backstairs
  1. noun
    a second staircase at the rear of a building
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    type of:
    staircase, stairway
    a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
  2. adjective
    secret and sly or sordid
    “backstairs gossip”
    “"his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard”
    synonyms: backstair, furtive
    covert
    secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
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